staring at the northern star

This stuff is super old-- from fall 2011 when Caroline and I were well on our way to what we thought would be a sweater-swaddled winter. Boy were we wrong.

aghhh what an uneventful outfit. The sweater is my from one o mah bros. It is wonderful and itchy and 100% wool! I found the beret in my house, lucky day! Tights are from somewhere, socks were found in my house and the shoes were mah Momma's!

My hair looks so strawberry blonde!

Vintage Levi's jacket, Plastic Constellations band t-shirt from my bruthas, navy and dark-green flannel from my older brother, boy scout belt from my other older brother, mom's chico's maxi skirt under a F21 witchy/lace maxi, betsy johnson socks and creepers from demonia.

black lipstick from wet n wild (which i got on sale at CVS right after halloween!), anthropologie earrings, necklaces are from claire's, vintage key and everything else.

(my hair has changed so much since then!)

keep kneelin' to the frozen lights!

-stefa n carrotsline

LISA JANK

Hi guys!

More outfits today because we love you all. All you internet people you!

 Stefania is a hobo

 WOooOoooOOOO!! My outfit! Thrifted velvet overalls (Stefania bought them but she gave them to me and then I cut them this morning!), thrifted shirt, Costco leggings, dollar store hair clips, sticker from Blick

 ehehh!!

There's so much more to the shirt. But later, my friends. Patience is a virtue.

Friendship bracelet was a gift and I made the heart bracelet at camp. I HAVE FRIENDS OKAY?

So so so so wormy

I have awesome hair. Be jealz

caroline is that reindeer dog from the grinch --stefa

love, us

when i'm with you, i have fun

omg why is this the worst picture of me ever i look like an old man farting i think i was trying to do a bitchface but like i'm just weird-looking so

anyway i was trying to look cute today but still grungy as per usual so i grabbed an army green tanktop from targét boutique and this awesome tan/camel thermal from my hoard of thermals (also from target, coincidentally) and i wore it with my mom's chico's maxi-skirt (lol@chicos-- does anyone still go there?) and my token brown leather belt that i also stole from my mom.

my hella old, beat-up docs (BUT YOU CANT TELL THAT THEY ARE COOL AND USED BECAUSE THEY ARE PATENT LEATHER -_______-) and one of the two pairs of socks my dad gave to me last night :,) my parents are so kind

boobz! ear cuff from JFR (cheap shit!), socially conscious hoop earrings made from repurposed bullet fragments (apparently santa got hella earthy n artsy this year), buddhist prayer beads bracelet from the art institute gift shop, saint bracelet from maxwell street market.

 Woo! My turn, I guess... notice the enthusiasm! And Stefania's recurring shadow...

 Looking down at my shoes because I'm 2kewl 2 look at the camera. 

Thrifted sweater (VILLAGE DISCOUNT WADDUP), pants from H&M, Momma's boots

 the deets!

 stefania iz kyute

We love sitting on the ground! In the Chicago cold! Yaaaay black bootzzz

bffz4lyfe

 DIY nail art by Stefania! cut letters out of old graded papers, do a clear coat, stick on the letters, do another clear coat, et voila! your nails can be as raw as mine! but hopefully your thumbs will look less like penises :)

--stefa n carrotsline

teenage witch

No, not that kind of witchy. Not the cool kind of witchy.
SECRETLY WITCHY. Like a TEENAGE WITCH who has witch homework like making potions and practicing spells and no I'm NOT talking about Wizards of Waverly Place.

The reason I like "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" is because it's SO KITSCHY and happy and COLORFUL. Everyone goes to dances and drinks milkshakes and gets along! I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy...


This is the 1971-1974 version, mind you. It's pretty easy to tell it's not from the 90s, though:

sparkles! glitter!

She can wiggle her ear and make magic happen!

Underground somewhere?

teenage bedroom! Her pajamas are also really cool...

Sabrina and her best friend Ophelia, who reminds me of Velma from Scooby-Doo

More teenage bedroom-ness! So many frills

boyz luv her

She's not in this picture, but I still love it!

How to look like Sabrina

Wash/wet your hair and brush/comb it. Tease it up and up and hairspray it like nothing else. If you don't use aerosol products, there are tons of styling gels that work. You can also use bump-its! Be sure to use volumizing shampoo and conditioner, by the way. Then, get a headband (Dollar stores, Target, Walgreens, CVS etc.) or a thick hair ribbon and put it on your head! This headband/hair ribbon will not do anything to really hold any hair back. It's mostly for decoration/keeping your wonderful poof.

Use an eyeliner pencil/liquid eyeliner to draw a distinct cat-eye. Use lots of mascara and fill in your brows if they aren't very defined. Swipe on some red lipstick and YOU'RE A WITCH! a teenage witch....

Lastly, Sabrina always looks classy in her black ballet flats and Peter Pan collar dress. If this is a little too boring for you, you can wear knee highs and saddle shoes like many of Sabrina's classmates!

Congratulations! You are officially a 70s teenage witch! Just make sure your friends don't find out!

Pictures to come later,

Caroline

Women Who Rock: Smashing Pumpkins Edition

Hey guise. I thought some of you might be tired of reading Caroline's long posts about her weird feelings

(-__________-) so I thought I would come along and save y'all by writing longer and weirder posts! omg i luv teh int3rn3t

aight so a month or so ago I downloaded (lol vuze ftw) the entire discography of Smashing Pumpkins and thus began the descent into madness that is a Billy Corgan obsession. I know it's a little late but #bettalatethanneva #YOLO n all that. Somewhere around the point at which I put Spaceboy on YoutubeRepeat (It's A Thing, Guys) and opened up that yung Wikipedia page on the band, I realized that maybe someone should honor the unsung heros of SmashPump (lol thats not a thing i just made it up)-- THE HELLA FEMALE BASSISTS. Apparently BillCorg (see prev. note) had a thing for awesome female bassists with hella style! So lucky for you guys I officially began the first installment of a new segment on goodbye-ponytails which honors women who simultaneously rock in the cool sense, rock in the music sense, and rock rad stylez all at the same time!

First up: Ginger Pooley/ Sling/ Reyes

Joining SP in 2007, Ginger is the most recent of SP's female bassists. She left in 2010. She was born in Chi-city (REP) and was previously in the all-woman pop-punk band Halo Friendlies (1998-2002). You can snag Ginger's style by wearing tight, cropped wifebeaters with a big-ol Punk Belt, tight babydoll dresses, hella tutus, and Not Giving A Fuq. Don't forget that pompadour action-- hers reach gr8 heights because they're filled with attitude.

Melissa Auf der Maur

Melissa reps from Quebec and was with Smashing Pumpkins for its 2000 tour, right after her contract expired with HOLE!!! ok calm down guise srsly. She has hella solo work in music as well as photography! Her photographs were featured in NYLON!! ok guise i k its ur fave mag but srsly calm down. Capture the Auf der Maur look by wearing hella structured/babydoll/sleeveless blouses. Take some scissors to a fave/not-so-fave tshirt or do what I like to do-- turn lingerie from Village Discount into Actual Shirts! Don't forget the shaggy fur coat, printed maxi-dress, and velvet belt! If you're still jeallin' of Melissa's rad hair (yeah we see you FLORENCE WELCH tryna steal her swAg) grab some dye from your local walgreens and a 1" curler. or buy a wig! cause lowkey that shits gawn be hard as hell 2 emulate! THIS chick shoulda been named ginger!!

Paz Lenchantin

Paz was the bassist for Billy Corgan's post-SP band, Zwon. She reps from Argentina and after she peaced out from Zwon, created a female supergroup with some other sweet female musicians! Rad! You can rock out Paz-style by getting some sweet baby t's from Village Discount (my favorite place to do such a thing), snagging some chiffon-y or ethereal-yet-grungy skirts from your mom, stocking up on those peasant dresses/blouses from also your mom, and feelin' proud of your badonk (unless you're caroline lol) in patterned/pinstriped hotpants. Grow your hair out to your butt and if its too straight, no worries-- just pull a Paz! Braid it in two-inch thick braids while its wet, let it dry, and then comb it out into wavy, hippie awesomeness. PEACE.

--Stefa

*~~(PS RAD PLAYLIST TO COME)~~*